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Ever seen one of those “warranty void if removed” stickers covering the screw holes on a gadget? Today, the FTC is reminding ASRock, Gigabyte, and Zotac that they’re illegal. In fact, the ...
The Federal Trade Commission would like to remind you that yes, you can repair your own PC. By Mark Hachman Senior Editor, PCWorld Jul 3, 2024 10:35 am PDT Image: Thiago Trevisan/PCWorld ...
This isn't a new occurrence, as we wrote about a similar warning from the FTC way back in 2018. At that time, the watchdog sent warnings to six companies: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, ASUS, HTC and ...
The Federal Trade Commission staff has sent letters to Asrock, Zotac, and Gigabyte warning that their warranty practices may be violating consumers' right to repair products they have purchased.
Custom system builders welcomed Intel's signing of a consent decree with the FTC to stop practices, such as paying PC makers to not use AMD processors, which have had an anti-competitive impact on ...
The FTC sends warning notices to ASRock, Gigabyte, and Zotac about their warranty policies, which the agency says could unnecessarily deter consumers from repairing their products.
Hardware The FTC is banning fake reviews, false testimonials and all sorts of shady consumer deception with an ominous sounding 'final rule' News By Andy Edser published August 16, 2024 ...
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